- Budget Carriers from China, Japan to Launch Flights to Korea[Jan. 30, 2012]
The already crowded budget airline market in Korea is likely to face fiercer competition as Japanese and Chinese budget carriers plan to enter the market. According to industry sources on Sunday, three Japanese and one Chinese budget carriers are set to add flights to and from Korea within the year.
- Asiana Airlines to Resume Daily Sendai-Seoul Services[Jan. 26, 2012]
South Korea's Asiana Airlines plans to bring back in May the number of regular flights between Seoul and Miyagi Prefecture's Sendai to the pre-March disaster level of seven per week, informed sources said Thursday.
- Toowoomba-Sydney Air Service to Take-off[Jan. 24, 2012]
Regular passenger services between Toowoomba and Sydney are expected to begin in March.
- Dalian Airlines Offers Daily Flights to Beijing, Taiyuan, Sanya and Shenzhen[Jan. 24, 2012]
Dalian Airlines, which is closely-tied to Air China, began commercial operations on Dec. 31, 2011.
- Lufthansa Suspends Direct Calgary to Germany Flights[Jan. 21, 2012]
German airline Lufthansa is cutting its direct flights between Calgary and Frankfurt.
- Hebei Airlines Resumes Shijiazhuang-Hangzhou Route[Jan. 23, 2012]
Sources at Hebei Airlines have recently told WCARN.com that the carrier will be resuming direct flights between Shijiazhuang and Hangzhou effective January 26, 2012, largely due to strong feedback from the traveling public.
- Photo News: ANA Kids Welcome Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Frankfurt Airport[Jan. 22, 2012]
Children of some employees of Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) are dressed as pilots and pursers at Frankfurt airport in Germany on Saturday, marking the occasion of ANA's inaugural flight on the route with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
- Direct Flights Link Mainland's Haikou with Kaohsiung[Jan. 21, 2012]
A new air route opened Saturday between Haikou, capital of China's southernmost island province Hainan, and Kaohsiung in Taiwan.
- Southwest Airlines Will Keep Flying to 22 AirTran Cities, Drop 15 Others[Jan. 21, 2012]
Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday that it would keep flying to 22 cities served by AirTran Airways but end flights to six others -- raising the final cut list to 15 AirTran locations -- as it combines the two airlines.
- China Southern Set to Take on Qantas[Jan. 20, 2012]
Qantas faces more competition on its flagship kangaroo route between Australia and Europe after China Southern, the sixth-biggest airline in the world, this week announced plans to fly between its Guangzhou hub and London's Heathrow Airport.